Blacking-brush.



T. LANDlS.

BLACKING BRUSH. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 21,1914.

1, 146,7 1 8. Patented July 13, 1915.

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THEODORE LANDIS, OF CHICAGO; ILLINOIS.

BLACKI NG -BRUSI-L Specification of Letters Ifatent. Patented July '13, 1915.

Application filed June 27, 1914. Serial No. 847,621.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, THEODORE LANDIS, a subject of the King of Greece, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Blacking-Brushesg and I do hereby declare the following to be a fullyclear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. i

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in blacking brushes, and has for its principal object to provide a fountain shoe blacking brush of simple and efhcient construction which may be easily and quickly operated.

Another object of the inventionis to pro vide a device having a novel means for rendering the blacking contalner i liquid-t ght at the point where the operating rod extends thereinto.

A further object of the invention is to provide a means for returning the brush to its normal position after it has once been placed in use.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a side View in elevation of a blacking brush constructed in accordance with'this invention, Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof, Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view, and Fig. 4 is a transversesectional view taken on line 41- 1 of Fig. I

. Referring now to the drawings by charactersof reference, the numeral 1 designates as an entirety the handle portion of the device which is secured to the liquid container designated generally by the numeral 2. This liquid container carries a brush which is designated generally bythe numeral 8,

and which is arranged to-be moistened by the contents of the container. v

The handleyportion 1 hereinbeforef referred to,preferably comprises a pair of semicylindrical members 4 and 5, each of which is provided with a recess 6,. with which the .groove 7 communicates. These recessesand grooves form respectively chambers and axial recesses when: the deviceis in assembled position. A similar recess 8 is provided in the forward end of the handle and is separated from the recess 6 by means of the partition wall designated by the numeral 9. A suitable screw 10 is provided and arranged to assist in holding the two members fland 5 in their proper position.

with a fiat face 11 which'facesare arranged to engage each other when the device is as sembled. Secured to the member 4 near the forward end are a pair of depending lugs which are arranged to engage registering recesses formed in the member 5 and cooperate withthe screw 10in holding the member 4 in its proper position. This member 4c and the member 5 each are provided with a suitable transverse slot12, the use of which will appear as the description proceeds.

The liquid container 2, hereinbefore referred to,' comprises'the cylindrical body to flow from the interior of the container. -Removably secured to the closure 14: of the container is a suitable bristle-holding ele ment 19 which is provided with the annular flange 20. which is arranged to overlie the cylindrical body portion 13 and thus removably hold thebrush element which is designated. generally by the numeral 3, in place. This bristle-holding member carries the bristles 21 which are used in cleaning the shoes when the device is in use. A suitable chamber 22 isprovided and is arranged so that the opening registers with the opening 18 in the bottom liof thecontainer 2. This chamber is provided with a plurality of apertures, 23 through which the liquid,

which passes from the container into the brush will pass when the device is used,

In order to control the flow of the liquid 'Each ofthesemeinberse: and 5 is provided from the container 2 into the brush, there is provided a suitable valve mechanism, which will be more fully hereinafter described. This valve mechanism comprisesthe shaft 24 which is provided with the threaded portion 25, the opposite end of which .termi-V nates in the cylindrical extension 26. This threaded portion is arranged to lit the sleeve 27 which is provided with the internal screw 7 threads 28, and with which the screw threads .of the threaded portion 25 are arrangedto cooperate.

.on the screw threaded portion 25 is provided with an axial threaded recess in which the reduced end of the thumb piece 32 issecured. This thumb piece extends through the slots 12 formed in the members 4 and 5,

and is arranged to extend beyond theouter I surface of'the handle portion to be engaged bythe thumb of the operator when the device is in use. Surrounding the cylindrical portion 26 is a suitable coil spring 33, one end of which is secured within the bottom member 5 as at 34:,and the opposite end terminates in the hook member 35 which is arranged toengage the thumb piece 32 to normally hold the valves in their closed position.

plug 37 is arranged to be threaded. This plug 37 terminates in the blade 38'which is preferably curved and' pointed to provide a means whereby mud may be scraped from thesoles of the shoes which are to be cleaned.

It will, be evident from the foregoing that the device is first assembled by riveting or otherwise securing the member 5 carrying the extension 39, to the cylindrical body placed on the threaded portion 25 of the shaft 24 and the whole theninserted in the apertures through which the sleeve projects. The valves are then arranged so that'they engage their respective apertures and the c1osure15 then slotted or otherwise secured as at 16 to the cylindrical body portion 13.

rigidly and tightly secured to the cylindri cal-portion 13 and the spring 33 is then ,slipped'over the sleeve end 26 of the shaft in such a'position that it is secured as at 34 In order to fill the container 2 there is provided a tubular stem 36 in which the to the handle portion 5, and the opposite end hooked around the member 32. The cooperating handle portion 4|: is then secured in place by means of the screw 10, and the device is then in condition for operation. The plug 37 is removed and the container filled withthe desired liquid, and upon pressing the thumb piece 32 downwardly against the hook 35 of the spring 33, it will i be apparent that the liquid will pass from thejcontainer 13 into the chamber 22 and'out through the apertures 23 into the brush 21,

and the-process of cleaning the shoes may then proceed. When the desired condition of the shoes has been obtained, the. operator by removing his'thumb from the cross piece 32 will permit the valves to again close and stop the flow of liquidinto thebrush.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and-described the preferred embodiment of this'invention, it is .tobe understood that such changes may be made in thecombination and arrangement of parts as will fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. Having thus described my invention, I claim: i 1. A fountain brush including a liquid'zreceptacle, a handle secured to the liquid receptacle, the handle being provided with an axial bore, a tubular body extending through the wall of the'receptacle, the tubular body being internally screw threaded, ashaft r0- tatable within the tubular body,a spring to'normally hold the shaftin a predetermined position, the liquid-containing chamher being provided with a liqud outlet port and an air inlet port, valves carried'by the shaft and arranged to close the ports, and a thumb piece carried by the shaftto rotate the same against the pressure of "the spring and open the ports.

2 A fountain shoe brushincluding a liquid receptacle, a handle secured to said receptacle, the handle being provided with an .with internal screw threads, a shaftrotaportion 13as at 40. The sleeve 27 is then table within the body, said shaft J being threaded to correspond to the threads" with-= bore, the shaft being mounted to rotate within the cylindrical'body'and within the handle, a spring in the chamber, to hold the shaft in a predetermined positiomjthehandle being provided with an arcuate slot, an

arm secured to the shaft and extending through the slot, said arm forming a thumb piece bywhichthe shaft is rotated, a "liquidreceiving chamber being' provided with' a liquid outlet, and having an air inlet formed therein, curved arms carried by the shaft, In testimony whereof I afiix my signature valves supported on the ends of the arms in presence of two Witnesses. and arranged to close the air inlet and liquid outlet openingsin the chamber, a brush THEODORE LANDIS. supported on the bottom of said chamber,

and means to distribute the liquid passing Witnesses:

through the outlet opening over the brush HAROLD A. SMITH,

to'insure the proper saturation of the same. ARTHUR E. ROB RTS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. G. 

